Zeya Theinkha Uzana Htilominlo ဇေယျသိင်္ခ ဥဇနာ ထီးလိုမင်းလို |
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Htilominlo Temple in Pagan (Bagan)
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King of Burma | |
Reign | 18 August 1211 – 19 July 1235 |
Predecessor | Narapatisithu |
Successor |
Kyaswa (or Naratheinga Uzana) |
Chief Minister and Commander-in-Chief | Ananda Thura |
Born | 4 February 1175 Tuesday, 14th waxing of Tabaung 536 ME Pagan (Bagan) |
Died | 19 July 1235 (aged 60) Thursday, 4th waxing of Wagaung 597 ME Pagan |
Consort |
Pwadawgyi Myauk Pyinthe Saw Mi Pyan Eindawthe |
Issue |
Naratheinga Uzana Kyaswa Theinpatei Taya Mun |
House | Pagan |
Father | Sithu II |
Mother | Saw Mya Kan |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Htilominlo (Burmese: ထီးလိုမင်းလို, pronounced: [tʰílò mɪ́ɴlò]; also called Nadaungmya or Zeya Theinkha Uzana; 1175 – 1235) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1211 to 1235. His 24-year reign marked the beginning of the gradual decline of Pagan dynasty. It was the first to see the impact of over a century of continuous growth of tax-free religious wealth, which had greatly reduced the potential tax base. Htilominlo was the last of the temple builders although most of his temples were in remote lands not in the Pagan region, reflecting the deteriorating state of royal treasury.
All the royal chronicles say he was succeeded by his son Kyaswa. But two contemporary inscriptions indicate that another son of his Naratheinga Uzana was at least acting as the regent towards the end of his reign.
Htilominlo was born to King Sithu II and his queen Saw Mya Kan. Chronicles do not agree on the birth, death and reign dates. According to the Zatadawbon Yazawin chronicle, considered the most accurate chronicle for the Pagan period, he was born on 4 February 1175. The table below lists the dates given by the four main chronicles.
The king, a devout Buddhist and a scholar, gave up the command of the army, and left the day-to-day affairs to a privy council consisted of ministers, the forebear of the Hluttaw, or the supreme administrative body of government. He focused his energies on religion and temple-building. He completed the majestic Gawdawpalin Temple, begun by his father Narapatisithu, built the Mahabodhi, a replica of the Buddhagaya temple, and the Htilominlo Temple, named after himself.